SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details

A French bronze model of the 'Colonne de la Grand Armée'
Second half 19th century
After the column in the Place Vendôme, Paris, on a later marmo nero plinth
26in. (66cm.) high

Special notice

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Lot Essay

The Place Vendôme column, inspired by the column of Trajan in the Roman Forum, was constructed from the bronze of 1,250 Russian and Austrian cannon captured after the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. The present model is surmounted by the figure of Napoleon with bicorn hat, which replaced the previous model of Napoleon as a Roman Emperor, during the Restauration.

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